USANA Health Sciences Recognized By Outside Magazine As One Of America's Best Places To Work In 2009

USANA Health Sciences Recognized By Outside Magazine As One Of America's Best Places To Work In 2009

Wednesday April 15, 2009, 11:32 am EDT

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA - News) today was named to Outside magazine’s second annual “Best Places to Work” list. USANA was ranked No. 17 out of 30 companies around the United States. The full list and related story is published in the May issue of Outside magazine, available on newsstands April 28.

“USANA is honored to receive such prestigious recognition from Outside magazine,” said USANA CEO Dave Wentz. “We are proud to offer our valued employees some of the best benefits and resources available to promote healthy and active lifestyles as well as a fun and positive work environment.”

More than 600 USANA employees in Utah enjoy impressive workplace benefits, including free onsite workout facilities and two personal fitness trainers, an annual profit-sharing program, free company health products, excellent health and life insurance packages, regular health fairs and voluntary fitness contests. USANA has repeatedly been named one of Utah’s Best Companies to Work For by Utah Business magazine and received a 2008 Work/Life Award from the Utah Department of Workforce Services and the Office of Work & Family Life.

USANA also has implemented a major workplace environmental initiative known as USANA Green. USANA Green is led by employee volunteers who apply a comprehensive and long-term approach to help the company protect, preserve and promote the integrity of the environment.

The year-long selection process for Outside’s “Best Places to Work” list began with an outreach effort that identified a wide range of non-profit and for-profit organizations working in the United States. Participating companies were then sent confidential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer questionnaires to collect information about benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives and community outreach programs. All of the results were analyzed and the 30 companies that best enable employees to balance productivity with an active, eco-conscious lifestyle were selected.

“These 30 companies share a common belief: that the secret to success in any economy is empowering employees to live balanced lives and remain committed to their communities and the environment,” said Michael Roberts, Executive Editor of Outside. “Our winners know that happy workers are good for the bottom line. So even in the current financial storm, they’re offering on-site fitness classes and massage, reimbursements for gym memberships and ski passes, flexible hours, amazing travel benefits, and opportunities for on-the-clock community service.”